#self-harm poems on Hello Poetry

Delaney Jun 2015

It's been a few years,
since I picked up that blade
determined to slice the sadness
out of my viens.
Ridges and indentions
of scar tissue
litter my body.
Yet, even now,
when I get really down,
I still want to add to my collection.
I am starkly aware
that it's not right,
not at all; but,
nothing else works quite as well.
Besides...
perhaps it's a punishment, too.
One that I deserve.

(d.d.b)

#sad #self-harm #tw

Syddy Raye Apr 2014

You're Not Fooling Me

You're not fooling me
I see right through that mask
The painted smile
And the glazed over eyes
You're not fooling me
I won't believe you
Not about being fine
Not about feeling better
You're not fooling me
You hide your tears with happy lies
Your sleeves hide even more
You don't understand why you're here
You're not fooling me
The last thing I want to hear you say
You'll be alone
You did it I your self
You're not fooling me
Don't think I forgive you
Stop hurting your self
Don't say goodbye
You're not fooling me
I love you
I'm only trying to help you
Why can't you give me a chance
You're not fooling me
You lie to me
You trick me
I believed you once
You're not fooling me
I will save you
Before its too late
I'll protect you in my arms, because
You're not fooling me

#sad #depression #depressed #anxiety #self-harm #suicidal

SøułSurvivør Jun 2015

futility

of suicide*

you have a voice
inside your head
"you are worthless"
it has said
you have a life
but sleep instead
all is black and blue and red
you have a life
your daily bread
and yet you wish
that you were dead

he/she has left you
they won't atone
it has cut you to the bone
you sit by your telephone
a prince, you sit a pauper's throne
death bewitches
the sighs make moans
you listen to the laughing crone
your grave is piled up with stones

now you truly are alone

you are young
with angst to spare
parents/ teachers in your hair
your bedroom becomes your lair
no peers or siblings haunt you there
all alone... it isn't fair
the sharp edges **** you
you're aware
but they lure due to despair

but you are not beyond repair!

i just want for you to know
your Creator loves you so
my poem's not a circus show
i have lived through some trials, woe
He's helped me when I was low

He made you... *so don't let go!

If ANYONE is feeling like they just can't go on, call a professional
Pick up that 10 ton phone!
You can talk to me via the site message system

BUT I'M GOING TO
TELL YOU TO CALL

SoulSurvivor
(C) 6/1/2015

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#suicide #life #god #death #relationships #self-harm #help #breakup #jesus

Lianna Walters Jun 2015

Time changes everything

When I was younger

People would tell me to love myself

Back then,

I would ask,

Who doesn't?

8 years later,

I ask,

*Who does?

#depression #time #self-harm #hopeless #now #different #bullying #wow #younger

Lianna Walters Jun 2015

I am here

I am a hypocrite.
I tell my friends they have to eat,
when I don't.
I tell them not to listen to what others say
when I do.
I tell them they shouldn't cut
when i do
I tell them life is worth living
when I've attempted suicide.
I tell them to be happy
when I'm battling depression.
But regardless,
know I am here
For anyone battling depression
Anyone considering suicide,
Cutting,
Not eating,
Questioning their self worth,
Or maybe just sad.
I am here.

Please help me get this trending. I want everyone to know I'm here for them from just feeling a little sad to about to commit suicide. Message me.

#depression #sadness #anxiety #self-harm #anorexia #bulimia #here #anything #hmu

Kay Powers May 2015

Monsters In My Head

I was 11 when change happened.
Chubby yet barely developed.
Something laid dormant in my skin.
Waiting.

The waiting ended and the wickedness rose.
The dimples on my cheeks,
Stopped caving.
The light in my eyes went dark.

The monsters under my bed started to appear in my head.
I was starving.
Starving for an outlet and sustenance to keep me alive.

Purging on control and the need for something more.
I first tried scissors,
Trying to see how thick the skin on my suddenly thin wrists
Were.

I needed more.
I took apart my sisters razor to dig deeper.

What I found was a burned esophagus.
Bad breathe.
Thin hair.
Long sleeves in the middle of summer.
And clothes four sizes too big.

5 years.
6 suicide notes.
10,952 secret scars.
There was just no other way of feeling.

#sad #depression #dark #self-harm #ed

autumn ann melton May 2015

Stolen Innocents

There once was a blade
That made the pain fade
The little girl weeped in shame.
Mr.Blade put her in the hall of fame
Death was the only friend that came
She suffered but no one knew her name
You made her feel worthless that's so lame
You thought this was just a game
She was never the same
She is now gone And you are to blame

#suicide #depression #self-harm #bullying

Michaela Ferris May 2015

You may know my name not my story

bold* what is wrong? Why can't you just be happy? Just let it all go!

Do you not understand that I am trying to be happy and I'm trying to let it all go, but I can't. I'm just going through life pretending to be okay.

bold Why are you such an attention seeker who cannot possibly help yourself? Why do you cut when it's stupid and pointless?

If I do this for attention why do I hide it? Why do I smile and laugh in front of you pretending nothing is wrong? To me it's to help me cope, so I can feel in control of some aspect of my life...

Don't come and accuse me of doing this for attention. There is so much going on in my head that you would never understand. Please do not question or judge me... you may know my name but you do not know my story.

#depression #self-harm #judge #attention #pretending #accuse

KM Ramsey May 2015

fear

if words are life
then are all their
permutations
all 77
different words for fear
just shadows
smoke
of memories
which have crawled
out of me
and found a life in the mirror
with its gilded frame
tarnished
with the trail of destruction
bodies
piling up and up and up
towards the sky.

having these shadow creatures
living in the mirror
coming out to play
tic tac toe
eeny meeny miney mo
better let that razor go.

at least i’m never alone
smoke always caresses
my face when
i find myself
living in the mirror too.

a sweet touch
cool yet searing
calculated and wild
silk of broken mirrors.

i am everywhere

#love #fear #depression #self-harm #razor #tw